#8B9895 Color

#8B9895 is rgb(139, 152, 149) in RGB and hsl(166, 6%, 57%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is LightSlateGray. Black text is most readable on this background.

#8B9895

HEX#8B9895

RGBrgb(139, 152, 149)

HSLhsl(166, 6%, 57%)

HSVhsv(166, 9%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(66.8% 0.016 180.5)

CMYKcmyk(9%, 0%, 2%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #8B9895 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.99:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.02:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8B9895 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#8B9895 Complementary#988B8E Analogous#8B988E Analogous#8B9498 Triadic#958B98 Triadic#98958B

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #8B9895, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#9BA6A4 #ABB5B2 #BBC3C1 #C9CFCE #D9DDDC #E9ECEB

Shades

#758481 #65726F #515C59 #414947 #2E3332 #1D2020

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